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the idea north carolina is swing state is surprising to even to you, charlie. there are no permanent line ntion politics. i think it's mistake feem in our business things as they exist now and extrapolate them too far in the future. >> charlie:is your interest and excitement you get from politics every bit as strong as it's always been? >> it is in the big picture. i think the character tion. people who are in politics, people i covered closely like bill clinton, the other characters that's what makings this business fascinating. so i still love that. i do think -- i share the view of a lot of journalist this particular campaign has been a grinding sullen remorseless affair not been a lot of fun. >> i think that's right. i think there's not been a lot of joy in this campaign on either side and the voters seem disgusted by t it is a dynamic story and we don't know the full story and full evolution of barack obama. who would have thought he would have asked bill clinton to come prop him up. that shows you. >> only point i would make, charlie the purpose of it is
the idea north carolina is swing state is surprising to even to you, charlie. there are no permanent line ntion politics. i think it's mistake feem in our business things as they exist now and extrapolate them too far in the future. >> charlie:is your interest and excitement you get from politics every bit as strong as it's always been? >> it is in the big picture. i think the character tion. people who are in politics, people i covered closely like bill clinton, the other...
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he basically has to do an inside straight to carry the states. right now, the only romney-- the only obama states from 2008 that romney is ahead in, is indiana, which he probably put away and north carolina, but florida, ohio, virginia, the rest, got a slight obama lead. what does it say about dan's point that it's a setup for a romney victory. >> i think that, one of the other things that you saw over the last month though again is a steady erosion of the obama lead in some of the swing states. so they're now poised to actually do well if they continue to make the case that everyone's been talking about in some of those states. but they have to do exactly what james said. they've got to go out and explain tax report and can't drop these other things on medicare and entitlement reform. they were beat up again on that and the democratic convention and they're going to have to continue to fight them on that. >> and one thing romney has to do, but bill clinton did for barack obama is explain some of the issues. and just matter of fact, factual point
he basically has to do an inside straight to carry the states. right now, the only romney-- the only obama states from 2008 that romney is ahead in, is indiana, which he probably put away and north carolina, but florida, ohio, virginia, the rest, got a slight obama lead. what does it say about dan's point that it's a setup for a romney victory. >> i think that, one of the other things that you saw over the last month though again is a steady erosion of the obama lead in some of the swing...
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. >> all of the key battle ground states, the president is pulling ahead. some of the states that went for obama last time that should be natural gifts for republicans like north carolina and colorado are now, at least colorado is move nook the obama column -- moving into the obama column. and the pathway for romney to get to the 270 is much steeper. he is probably 60 or 70 votes short. the president is only 33 votes short. if the president captures florida, ohio, virginia, almost one of those, certainly two of those, and in virginia, you now see the president pulling ahead, and bringing along the senate candidate tim kaine with him. and the momentum is really with obama right now. now, whether la is going to last, we don't know. but romney has a lot to worry about. >> to whom does obama have to be grateful for making it appear that he, obama, pulled the chest nuts oust the nuts -- oust the fire? >> i really give a lot of credit to bill clinton. he really framed the opinion against the republicans and he worked in florida. and look for clinton triangulation
. >> all of the key battle ground states, the president is pulling ahead. some of the states that went for obama last time that should be natural gifts for republicans like north carolina and colorado are now, at least colorado is move nook the obama column -- moving into the obama column. and the pathway for romney to get to the 270 is much steeper. he is probably 60 or 70 votes short. the president is only 33 votes short. if the president captures florida, ohio, virginia, almost one of...
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north carolina in my definition is not really a swing state. in order to be a swing state, it has to be a state that you have a chance to win, but you could choose it and still win the elections and the republicans can't lose north carolina and still win the election. this is a must win state for them and not a must-win state for president obama. he could easily lose north carolina and still win the election. >> talk about one of the things that the president and the surrogates are saying in sort f of, look, there's a lot of republican obstructionism here and people have been fighting me and we have heard it from speaker boehner and newt gingrich from the beginning, but he had two years, and two years where the democrats were in charge in both the house and the senate and could there have been more that he could have done in that two years to argue to the voters to say, look, i'm an effective leader. >> well, he passed a historic bill in the time that i recall the auto industry is up and running that was collapsing. as i recall the banking syst
north carolina in my definition is not really a swing state. in order to be a swing state, it has to be a state that you have a chance to win, but you could choose it and still win the elections and the republicans can't lose north carolina and still win the election. this is a must win state for them and not a must-win state for president obama. he could easily lose north carolina and still win the election. >> talk about one of the things that the president and the surrogates are saying...
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and north carolina one of the key battle ground states are stating that the voters voted for president in 2008. mike emanuel is there . president obama took aim at governor romney and that was his line of attack. harris, the line of attack. the republicans offered an old agenda to use a television term, it was a rerun and president obama even suggested you could have watch today on a black and white tv. here is the president critiquing the republican convention . >> let me recap it for you. everything bad is obama's fault and governor romney is the only one who knows the secret to creating jobs and growing the economy. that the pitch. there was a lot of talk about hard truths and bold choices. but no one bothered to tell you what they were. cthe president said when he comes here to charlotte. he will offer a better path forward and ultimately vores will decide which path they would like to choose, harris. >> hand cap it for me. if you hold your convention in a particular city or state. is that where you are hoping to win. >> they are hope will give them a bump. historically the democra
and north carolina one of the key battle ground states are stating that the voters voted for president in 2008. mike emanuel is there . president obama took aim at governor romney and that was his line of attack. harris, the line of attack. the republicans offered an old agenda to use a television term, it was a rerun and president obama even suggested you could have watch today on a black and white tv. here is the president critiquing the republican convention . >> let me recap it for...
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south carolina law's on trial. and thursday, the pennsylvania state supreme court will hear an appeal of the judge's ruling that supported that state's law. will voter i.d. survive or go down in flames? joining me is the deputy secretary of state of pennsylvania. good to see you. what do you think will happen in court on thursday? >> i'm very optimistic that the voter i.d. law will be upheld. the commonwealth, lower court's decision was crystal clear that it is constitutional. that it is nondiscrimnatory and does not affect any vote or group of voters and in fact, judge simpson in this case, cited the u.s. supreme court decision from indiana in 2008 that found voter i.d. to be constitutional and a commonsense way in which to verify voters' identity when voting. because this was a well written and well reasoned decision and partially based on a u.s. supreme court decision, i am optimistic that our voter i.d. law will be upheld. >> have there been different results that a three-judge panel said it puts strict, unforg
south carolina law's on trial. and thursday, the pennsylvania state supreme court will hear an appeal of the judge's ruling that supported that state's law. will voter i.d. survive or go down in flames? joining me is the deputy secretary of state of pennsylvania. good to see you. what do you think will happen in court on thursday? >> i'm very optimistic that the voter i.d. law will be upheld. the commonwealth, lower court's decision was crystal clear that it is constitutional. that it is...
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i think in general, north carolina has a particular place even among southern states. hodding mentioned earlier, thats is something, three southern states voted for the president. it's important to see the very important distinctions that are here in north carolina politically speaking. that separated from even other southern states, even those in the peripheral south. we heard a lot about the presentation of commercial and banking which are definitely not part of the south. there's a -- to get to the question that is important, one that there is actual serious party in the state. republicans have had a foothold in this region. north carolina has not fit that region easily. this the one state where you have 12 years of at least so far, uninterrupted democratic control of the governor seat. you're not going to find another state where that's true. there is of course in this state, at least until 2010, democratic control of the state legislature. not something you can say in a bunch of other states. there is a very significant presence of racial coalition building here.
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so north carolina and ohio both swing states, two out of three republicans in those states cannot decide between mitt romney and barack obama who gets the credit for killing bin laden or they don't know or they definitely know it was mitt romney who did it. what is wrong with the republican party in these states? these are the might fought over states in the country. big majorities of republicans who think maybe it was mitt romney who killed bin laden.
so north carolina and ohio both swing states, two out of three republicans in those states cannot decide between mitt romney and barack obama who gets the credit for killing bin laden or they don't know or they definitely know it was mitt romney who did it. what is wrong with the republican party in these states? these are the might fought over states in the country. big majorities of republicans who think maybe it was mitt romney who killed bin laden.
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north carolina is the one exception. he's got cash in his war chest, mitt romney does, and he is unloading it in all of these states here. >> i want to talk to you about a few of the other states, few of the other nine states. you mentioned north carolina. let's also talk about virginia as well. the president was able to turn both of those states for years ago. you mentioned that he's down -- president obama down in north carolina. how is he looking in virginia? and how is he looking also out west in colorado and nevada? >> well, he is -- it's a dead heat in virginia. and you have a very tough senate race there with tim king and george allen coming into play. in virginia, we're seeing a lot of this outside money and this dark money getting dumped that is keeping this state so tight. in colorado, this is a state where obama has had a lot of success and he's got a slight edge out there right now. what you're going to see if all these states is president obama's campaign and the democrats launching just as many ads and goin
north carolina is the one exception. he's got cash in his war chest, mitt romney does, and he is unloading it in all of these states here. >> i want to talk to you about a few of the other states, few of the other nine states. you mentioned north carolina. let's also talk about virginia as well. the president was able to turn both of those states for years ago. you mentioned that he's down -- president obama down in north carolina. how is he looking in virginia? and how is he looking also...
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so north carolina and ohio both swing states, two out of three republicans in those states cannot decide between mitt romney and barack obama who gets the credit for killing bin laden or they don't know or they definitely know it was mitt romney who did it. what is wrong with the republican party in these states? these are the might fought over states in the country. big majorities of republicans who think maybe it was mitt romney who killed bin laden. you can look at those numbers in the despair or you can conclude that the people who answer poll ster's questions are just being sarcastic. please let that be the truth. please tell me you are kidding. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. have a great night. >>> bill clinton says the republicans aren't so good at arithmetic. but tonight the arithmetic that the romney/ryan team does understand is that they are losing. >> there are 57 days to go until election day. >> just 57 days to go. >> we are eight weeks away from the general election. >> barack obama is back on top this morning. >> we're getting back to basics. >>
so north carolina and ohio both swing states, two out of three republicans in those states cannot decide between mitt romney and barack obama who gets the credit for killing bin laden or they don't know or they definitely know it was mitt romney who did it. what is wrong with the republican party in these states? these are the might fought over states in the country. big majorities of republicans who think maybe it was mitt romney who killed bin laden. you can look at those numbers in the...
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we have all the swing states, looks like north carolina is going to fall into our column. we have a democratic state, such as wisconsin, now is neck in neck. all the swing states are neck in neck now. we are in a very strong position. >> what do you say to the conservative handwriting,s, eric erickson, bill crystal, jennigjr ruben, there is a lot of hand wringing going on among friends of romney. >> one of my positions in the romney campaign is outreach to sonner is vat it was, i meet with them constantly, a majority of them are excited and thrilled, as you can imagine. they were supporting the governor before paul ryan and paul ryan came aboard, they were thrilled. those individuals you just mentioned were very, very strong supporters of what the governor had to say last week during the -- on the libyan situation. every single campaign everybody wants to be the campaign manager, they want to think they are the best. we have a very good position today, candidate is outstanding, working those states, we have a terrific vice presidential candidate, we have the right message
we have all the swing states, looks like north carolina is going to fall into our column. we have a democratic state, such as wisconsin, now is neck in neck. all the swing states are neck in neck now. we are in a very strong position. >> what do you say to the conservative handwriting,s, eric erickson, bill crystal, jennigjr ruben, there is a lot of hand wringing going on among friends of romney. >> one of my positions in the romney campaign is outreach to sonner is vat it was, i...
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of weeks north carolina be a lean romney state on the basis of dropping out the older polls. >> bret: we talk about the ipad app that people can download. they are downloading it, making their own maps, comparing the maps that you and karl had done. you have one that you picked out from a guy who put together his choices. >> yeah. ryan collins, put this up. used the app and put it up. what i found interesting the reason i want to share it is it shows why it's so important that nevada and michigan went in tossup this week. he has, barack obama winning virginia, which is something i think is likely to happen. or could happen. with the 3-2-1 strategy, virginia being a must-win, how do you win without it? and now that nevada, he has nevada going for romney. and wisconsin. you had wisconsin and nevada together. it makes up for virginia and romney gets to 275. that scares me. so, but keep these coming in. i think there has been very interesting ones. >> bret: you have different equations to get you there. >> yes. for example the "new york times" had a story if romney were to lose ohio, if y
of weeks north carolina be a lean romney state on the basis of dropping out the older polls. >> bret: we talk about the ipad app that people can download. they are downloading it, making their own maps, comparing the maps that you and karl had done. you have one that you picked out from a guy who put together his choices. >> yeah. ryan collins, put this up. used the app and put it up. what i found interesting the reason i want to share it is it shows why it's so important that...
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>> look, north carolina is a quintessential battleground state. a state in which we're basically tied now. the president worked very hard on issues, from veterans issues to issues that matter to women and a broad cross-section of north carolinians. i actually think the president is actually going to do quite well in north carolina. i think he's got an extent shot to win. this convention will give him a huge balance not only nationally but particularly in north carolina. >> what about democratic mayor, the story to tell? you see the republican governors wanted to tell a story, they feel they're talking about certain issues. what is the story the democratic mayors -- you're winning a lot of these. the charlotte mayor, it's a swing. some are not -- harder for republicans in minneapolis. here it's been the history of republican mayors and sort of broke the mold. what is it, the story that you think democratic mayors have? >> the mayors, in partnership with the white house, the white house is, it's tough times. a bridge collapsed, and a hideous human t
>> look, north carolina is a quintessential battleground state. a state in which we're basically tied now. the president worked very hard on issues, from veterans issues to issues that matter to women and a broad cross-section of north carolinians. i actually think the president is actually going to do quite well in north carolina. i think he's got an extent shot to win. this convention will give him a huge balance not only nationally but particularly in north carolina. >> what...
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in the state that was won by 13,000 votes last time. it used to be a matter of the gateway states of california and texas, still 47% live there. but it's all over the country now. including all of those states on that map now. >> and this is where republicans have made a major mistake. i did a story in the 1980s. hispanics nations came out and signed up with the republican party. because the republicans are winners, they represent the people who made it. we came to this country to make it. proposition 187 comes up, which was against illegal immigration. hispanics went 180 off of the republican party. now that's happening nationwide and i believe that the republicans have made a mistake with immigration and now with voting rights that will last for a generation with hispanics at least the way civil rights has lasted with blacks. >> we tied immigration to working requirements, if we expanded working permits and working visas and visas for people, i'm all for that. but it should be about work and it shouldn't about bringing people into the
in the state that was won by 13,000 votes last time. it used to be a matter of the gateway states of california and texas, still 47% live there. but it's all over the country now. including all of those states on that map now. >> and this is where republicans have made a major mistake. i did a story in the 1980s. hispanics nations came out and signed up with the republican party. because the republicans are winners, they represent the people who made it. we came to this country to make...
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d inest a north carolina also up by two. because early voting has already started in a majority of swing states, and in a majority of states, period, it's not just a get excited cliche now to say election day is upon us. really,serusseriously. get excited. 's un us adyrt you can tell it's already started is in part because we're in the triage period of the call pain. the time of the election year when people who are spending money in hopes of effecting the election's outcome start cutting their losses hedging their bets anuse their money instead in es they think wilmake dien "the hill" newspaper reporting this week the republican party's house campgn committee had not yet reserved any ad time for a handful of incumbent republican congressmen. a sign that, quote, congssme ueion -- canceled two weeks of its scheduled ad buy for a north carolina democratic incumbent seen as vulnerable. quote, a sign he thinks he's a lost cause in the newly draw heavy republic disict. as this process starts to move forward, the emotion starts to
d inest a north carolina also up by two. because early voting has already started in a majority of swing states, and in a majority of states, period, it's not just a get excited cliche now to say election day is upon us. really,serusseriously. get excited. 's un us adyrt you can tell it's already started is in part because we're in the triage period of the call pain. the time of the election year when people who are spending money in hopes of effecting the election's outcome start cutting their...
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you could argue obama is in a stronger position in north carolina, his battleground state, than romney is in ohio. a state that every republican presidential nominee has won. this morning president romney has a new ad in ohio. some wouldn't sound out of place if he were a labor leader. >> fewer americans are working today than when president obama took office. it doesn't have to be this way, if obama would stand up to china. >> china bashing always works in primary campaigns and general election campaigns in places like ohio. the obama campaign is countering in its own new add. the first in the campaign trying to use can 47% comment against him. >> mitt romney attacked 47% of americans who pay no income tax. including veterans, elderly, the disabled. >> my job is not to worry about those people. sfwl maybe instead of attacking others on taxes, romney should come clean on his. >> it was also a hit on his tax returns. the romney campaign is hoping this will help boost members in ohio. paul ryan is kicking off the three day bus tour himself. that's where we find our paul ryan man, nbc's r
you could argue obama is in a stronger position in north carolina, his battleground state, than romney is in ohio. a state that every republican presidential nominee has won. this morning president romney has a new ad in ohio. some wouldn't sound out of place if he were a labor leader. >> fewer americans are working today than when president obama took office. it doesn't have to be this way, if obama would stand up to china. >> china bashing always works in primary campaigns and...
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so north carolina and ohio both swing states, two out of three republicans in those states cannot decide between mitt romney and barack obama who gets the credor
so north carolina and ohio both swing states, two out of three republicans in those states cannot decide between mitt romney and barack obama who gets the credor
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north carolina is one of the least unionized states in america. but whatever the discord afl-cio president richard trumka tearing into mitt romney at a labor rally in ohio. president obama in the crowd. watch this. >> his goal is to pit the american people against each other so we won't vote about the things that matter. well, let me tell you something. what mitt romney is doing is wrong. those aren't the values that i grew up with. what he is doing is beneath the dignity of the american people, and we won't let him win. [cheers and applause] martha: so the question raised, is there a rift between the president and the unions who have supported him throughout his political career? democratic delaware senator chris cans will be with us later in "america's newsroom" on that big question. bill: chicago mayor rahm emanuel, one of the featured speakers late tonight on the stage behind us here. a former white house chief of staff, said his former boss, barack obama, had difficult decisions to make shortly after taking office. remember here? >> i helped
north carolina is one of the least unionized states in america. but whatever the discord afl-cio president richard trumka tearing into mitt romney at a labor rally in ohio. president obama in the crowd. watch this. >> his goal is to pit the american people against each other so we won't vote about the things that matter. well, let me tell you something. what mitt romney is doing is wrong. those aren't the values that i grew up with. what he is doing is beneath the dignity of the american...
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of ten battleground states, president obama leads in all of them but north carolina. so this does not help romney in any of those states and the nbc, "the wall street journal," marist polls show that today. >> i want to show you something mr. romney said to george stephanopoulos that shows i would suggest his hypocrisy on domestic affairs. >> i think the challenge in the debate is that the president tends to how shall i say, say things that aren't true, and in attacking his opponents, i looked at prior debates. >> sorry, jared, it is the president who has trouble with the truth? >> right. so that's a real distraction, listening to the conversation with michael and jimmy and yourself, i was sitting here struck by the fact we actually have real problems, both in our country and abroad. and when i hear a line like that from a presidential candidate, it sounds like gamesmanship at a time when people need to hear the two candidates discuss the issues. i would argue the president has tried to do that. these are campaigns. people are going to obviously be partison. y you hav
of ten battleground states, president obama leads in all of them but north carolina. so this does not help romney in any of those states and the nbc, "the wall street journal," marist polls show that today. >> i want to show you something mr. romney said to george stephanopoulos that shows i would suggest his hypocrisy on domestic affairs. >> i think the challenge in the debate is that the president tends to how shall i say, say things that aren't true, and in attacking...
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of nice people, a warmth in both of those states and yet south carolina focused on maintaining the textile and manufacturing industry, north carolina focused on building their higher education system and technology. and i think north carolina has half a dozen or more head -- corporate headquarters there and south carolina has one. the unemployment rate in north carolina is a lot lower than in south carolina. south carolina. we know what to do but washington isn't doing it. cities are doing it. and washington's just getting in the way. >> and that is the message. thank you so much. we'll see you in mork for education nation. >> looking forward to it. >> the gridlock will be horrible. >> it's new york. we're not going to have gridlock. i promise you can get around. take mass transit. >> thank you. i shall. mike bloomberg, the mayor. >>> next, the ambassador talking about the middle east. tank tank woman 1: this isn't just another election. we're voting for... the future of our medicare and social security. man 1: i want facts. straight talk. tell me your plan... and what it means for me. wom
of nice people, a warmth in both of those states and yet south carolina focused on maintaining the textile and manufacturing industry, north carolina focused on building their higher education system and technology. and i think north carolina has half a dozen or more head -- corporate headquarters there and south carolina has one. the unemployment rate in north carolina is a lot lower than in south carolina. south carolina. we know what to do but washington isn't doing it. cities are doing it....
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road map to the swing state, florida, ohio, virginia, new hampshire, iowa, nevada, colorado, north carolina. >> but this president cannot tell us that you are better off today than when he took office. >> obama won all eight states four years ago. according to the real clear politic average of recent polls romney trailed in all of them except for north carolina where the democrats just ended their convention. >> modest $4.5 million buy, but only the beginning. the romney campaign omitted michigan, romney's native state where he is down 2.4 points to the president. wisconsin, paul ryan's native state the president leads by 1.4 points. pennsylvania, the romney-ryan ticket trails by 7. romney reported last month he had $185 million cash on hanz. since then he raised $100 million now. that he is the official nominee he can spend the funds. political ads will replace the last two weeks of convention images on america's tv. some gave obama tepid reviews in wake of bill clinton's performance and mitt romney's speech was overshadowed by clint eastwood with imvisible barack obama and empty chair. >>
road map to the swing state, florida, ohio, virginia, new hampshire, iowa, nevada, colorado, north carolina. >> but this president cannot tell us that you are better off today than when he took office. >> obama won all eight states four years ago. according to the real clear politic average of recent polls romney trailed in all of them except for north carolina where the democrats just ended their convention. >> modest $4.5 million buy, but only the beginning. the romney...
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we spoke at the north carolina state fair. so help me, that wonderful, silly man came and spoke with us. thereby guaranteeing that he had a sitting target. he was one of two incumbent democrats in the south to came at. all of the others had enough sense to hide. they knew that at this point the party was dead in the water. the other person who came out to see us was jimmy carter, who came out of the front door of the capitol and greeted us. i thought, what is this idiot doing? he cannot be serious. all right. 72, a lot of us are looking around and saying that the only way the democrats can win is to find a southerner. of course, a lot of us thought we had found one. that was a dry stream, as you remember. i nominated him after he was dead at the democratic convention. i was glad i did and happy we had the chance to do it. he led the way to jimmy carter. jimmy been no full had come out knowing -- he stood with the party in an impossible place. jimmy actually carries much of the south. if you take out the third party he would ha
we spoke at the north carolina state fair. so help me, that wonderful, silly man came and spoke with us. thereby guaranteeing that he had a sitting target. he was one of two incumbent democrats in the south to came at. all of the others had enough sense to hide. they knew that at this point the party was dead in the water. the other person who came out to see us was jimmy carter, who came out of the front door of the capitol and greeted us. i thought, what is this idiot doing? he cannot be...